Open Call: Fall 2025 Solo or Two Person Exhibition
An invitation to artists of any medium.
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Deadline to submit: Monday, February 24, 2025
Open Call for Fall 2025 Department of Art Solo or Duo Exhibition
University at Buffalo
Department of Art
202 Center for the Arts
Buffalo, NY 14260
Contact: Whitney Kehl, Art Resource Manager, 716-645-0525, whitneyk@buffalo.edu
Submission: Open starting Wednesday, January 8th, 2025, using the form:
https://bit.ly/Open-Call-ubART-F25
Deadline: Monday, February 24th, 2025, 11:59PM EST
Eligibility: Open to all visual artists in all media. Entries must have been completed within the last five years.
Process for Selection: Artists will be selected from online submissions by a faculty/staff committee. One artist will be awarded with a solo gallery exhibition (or two artists for a duo exhibition, if the Committee proposes a combination to two applying artists, who consent to the pairing). The exhibition will be in the Department’s Lower Gallery at the Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, North Campus.
Media Specifications: Artists creating original works of art in any media are encouraged to apply. If awarded, artwork must be suitable for installation. Two dimensional works must be ready to hang with the appropriate attached hardware. Three-dimensional works must have a base that can be rolled or composed of elements that can be easily moved. Digital and non-traditional media will be considered.
Entry Fee: There is no entry fee.
Entry requirements:
Collated as a single PDF, the following:
- Vitae—No more than two pages.
- Exhibition proposal— 1 page, including 1 paragraph Artist Statement.
- Images—Up to 15 images may be submitted for review. Video work can be included by link from an online portfolio, or by request of a file upload link directed to whitneyk@buffalo.edu. For review of videos, include a 5-minute sample, as well as full length work.
- A list of required/requested technology.
TIMELINE:
- Submission Deadline: 2/24/2025
- Notification Date: 3/14/2025
- Shipping Date: To be determined
- Return Date: To be determined
- Artwork would be displayed for eight to sixteen weeks between July and October 2025. Accepted artists will be notified of shipping and exhibition dates, promotional deadlines, and gallery visiting hours after accepting the exhibition offer. Work should be ready to ship by June.
Delivery of Work: If awarded, artwork may be hand-delivered or shipped prepaid to the Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo. Approximately $750 will be provided to the accepted artist for shipping and/or travel to Buffalo, based on the artist’s discretion and in discussion with the Department. Reimbursement paperwork will need to be submitted by the artist.
Services: The exhibition will have labels, a poster, exhibition pamphlet, an email blast, social media coverage (Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube) and possibly an opportunity for an artist talk. The awarded artist(s) will collaborate with the Art Resource Manager to finalize an artworks list and plan curation.
Applications will only be reviewed if submitted via the Form link in the Call, with all the entry requirements collated in a single PDF.
Applications will be reviewed by the Gallery Commitee, and notifications will be sent by Friday, March 14, 2025.
Gallery Details
See the schematic of the Lower Gallery (~1,200 square feet) and sample layout images on our Lower Gallery page here.